Garment-hanger.



No. 889,935. PATENTBD JUNE 9, 1908.

A. B. LARSON.

GARMENT HANGER. APPLICATION PILED'N V. 2a. 1907.

Ii m All I a l' n iifii UNIT ANDERS E. LARSON, OF PROVO, UTAH.

GARMENT-HANGER.

Application filed November 23, 1907.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Annnns E. LARSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Provo, in the county of Utah and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention. relates to improvements in garment hangers of the class designed primarily for household use.

The particular aim of the present invention is to improve upon the construction of garment hangers which comprise mainly a curved supporting bar adapted to readily hold a coat and vest, combined with pendant supporting means adapted to hold a pair or several pairs of trousers.

The improvements comprehended by this invention make the above mentioned. general construction of hanger more practical and bymeans of the simplicity of structure of the few parts employed, conduce to the cheapness and desirability of the improved device.

Fora full understanding of my invention including the detail structure thereof and the use and operation of the device, reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my inven tion. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 indicates a curved supporting bar, such as is commonly employed in garment hangers for gents use, said bar being provided with a central upwardly extending hook 2 by which it may be suspended from any suitable support.

Arranged below the bar 1 are cooperating clamp plates 3, both of the same form, said plates being secured at the opposite end portions thereof to supporting members in the form of bow-shaped springs 4. A pair of the springs 4 are located adjacent to each end. of the main bar 1 and these springs are of peculiar formation, as will now be pointed out. The upper end portions of each pair of springs are secured together by a fastening 5, located intermediate of the ends of the springs, and adapted to hold the lower end portions of such pair of springs together under considerable spring tension. The upper ends of each pair of springs 4 are in contact with each other for some distance and pass through an opening in an end portion of the bar 1, the upper extremities of said springs being bent outwardly in order to provide Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Serial No. 403,537.

convenient means permanently attaching the springs to the bar. The fastenings 5, before mentioned, are located a short distance below the bar 1.

The manner of attaching the springs 4 to the plates 3 is peculiar and constitutes an important specific feature of the invention as it increases the clamping cooperation of the plates 3 relative to a garment arranged therebetween, and thus the efficiency and practicability of the invention is promoted. Each plate 3 has its lower edge portion rolled or bent upwardly or inwardly to provide a smooth edge as shown at 6, the intermediate longitudinal portion of the plate being bent outwardly at 7 and thence upwardly as indicated at 8. By the above structure the upper edge portions of the plates 3 are spaced apart and said portions are provided at short intervals with vertical slots 9 forming a plurality of tongues 10. Each spring 4 has the lower portion thereof passed through a slot 11 in the outwardly bent portion 7 of one of the plates 3, adjacent to which it is arranged. After being passed through the slot 11, the lower extremity of each spring is riveted or otherwise fastened permanently to its plate 3, as shown at 12. The springs 4, therefore, have two points of bearing with re lation to the plates 3, each spring engaging its plate at its lower portion and at the intermediate outwardly extending portion 7 of such plate, this engagement increasing the clamping action of the plates 3, against an article received therebetween, under the tension of the springs 4.

A suitable finger piece 13 is preferably provided for each plate 3, and in the actual use of the invention it will be apparent that a coat and vest, or similar articles of apparel, may be hung upon the hanger, supported by the bar 1 in the customary manner. The plates 3 are sufiiciently long to permit two pairs of trousers to be clamped therebetween and firmly supported by the hanger in an evident manner. The formation of the upper edges of the plates 3 providing the slots 9 and intermediate tongues 10 is advantageous in that the buttons at the waist portions of pairs of trousers may be readily engaged with the plates 3 between the tongues 10 and these additional articles of apparel will be readily supported by the hanger, the weight thereof not interfering with, but increasing as a matter of fact, the clamping action of the plates against the articles received'therebetween.

Havin thus described the invention, what is claime as new'is:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of a main supporting bar, clamp plates arrangedbelow said bar, each plate having its intermediate longitudinal portion bent outwardly and thence upwardly, the upwardly bent portion being provided with a plurality of slots, and a pair of bow-shaped springs at each end of the bar, the springs of each pair engaging the clamp plates at the intermediate outwardly bent portions of the latter and near the lower edge portions thereof and being secured thereto.

2. In a garment hanger, the combination of a main supporting bar having suspension means therefor, clamp plates arranged below said bar, each plate com rising a body the in termediate longitudina portion of which is bent outwardly and thence upwardly, whereby the upper edge portions are spaced from one another, saidupper end portions of the plates being provided with slots at intervals, and spring supporting members attached to the bar and connected with the plates to cause clamping cooperation of the latter.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a garment hanger comprising a curved supporting bar, a central suspension hook therefor, clamping plates arranged below the bar, each plate having its longitudinal intermediate portion bent outwardly and thence upwardly and the upper edge portion thereof formed with a plurality of slots, a pair of bow-shaped springs at each end portion of the bar, a fastening connecting the intermediate portions of each pair of springs and the upper end portions of such springs being passed through an opening in the bar and bent outwardly at the upper extremities thereby securing them to the bar, each spring of the pairs aforesaid having its lower end portion passed through a slot in the outwardly bent intermediate portion of an adjacent clamping plate and the lower extremity of such spring being ermanently secured to said plate near the ower edge of the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDERS E. LARSON. 

